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  • Democrats make Akin rape remarks an issue in CA House race

    08/22/2012 5:52:51 PM PDT · by SmithL · 33 replies
    Sacramento Bee ^ | 8/22/12 | Torey Van Oot
    Democrats are working to make a Missouri congressman's controversial comment about rape an issue in the heated 7th Congressional District race. Republican Rep. Todd Akin has come under fire from politicians on both sides of the aisle for saying in a televised interview that a woman's body has the ability to block pregnancy in cases of what he called "legitimate rape." He has apologized for the remarks, but rejected calls from Republican leaders and politicians, including presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, to drop his U.S. Senate campaign against Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Gold River, denounced...
  • 'Republicans trying to take women back to the Dark Ages': DNC fundraises off of Akin's comments

    08/19/2012 9:28:58 PM PDT · by Talkradio03 · 36 replies
    rightnews ^ | 8/20/12 | DWS
    DNC already on it. "The Republican Party—led by Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan—is dangerously wrong for women" ..."now Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri claims there's a biological defense against pregnancy from "legitimate rape."....